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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today joined the House of Representatives in passing H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012. This critical legislative package includes several bills intended to rein in President Obama’s regulatory assault on one of the nation’s most important sources of energy. Among the provisions is a measure that would ease the regulatory burden that is largely to blame for a decision earlier this week by PPL Montana to mothball a 154-megawatt coal plant in Billings that has been in operation for 44 years. Read more »

Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today on passage of the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act (H.R. 3409). Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) has introduced a bill that would make it easier for mutual ditch and irrigation companies to do business by reforming an outdated provision in the tax code. This change will help farmers and ranchers retain stock in these companies and result in better maintained water infrastructure. Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) spoke on the House Floor today in support of a bill to protect American jobs and U.S. energy production from the Obama Administration's War on Coal. Read more »

COLO. – Known as a champion for agriculture, Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) was honored to earn the “Friend of Farm Bureau” Award this week, which is given out by the American Farm Bureau. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Tomorrow, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) will be putting forth two amendments to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409) that are aimed at protecting rural Arizona’s four coal-fired power plants: Navajo Generating Station (NGS) near Page, Coronado Generating Station (CGS) near St. Johns, the Cholla Power Plant near Joseph City, and the Apache Generating Station (AGS) near Willcox. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act [H.R. 6060], which modifies the Department of Interior’s Recovery and Implementation Program. This legislation, authored by Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), will help protect and recover four endangered fish species while ensuring that water resources from the Colorado River continue to supply vital water and power resources to homes and businesses. Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed HR 1461, the Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act introduced by Congressman Steve Pearce. The legislation authorizes the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease, contract, or transfer adjudicated water rights. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 18, 2012 - House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter yesterday to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging the Administration to comply with outstanding requests for documents regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to institute a 20-year ban on uranium development on one million acres of federal land in Arizona. The Department has yet to comply with the initial request for information, sent on May 23, 2012. Yesterday’s letter asks that the outstanding information be provided to the Committee no later than October 1, 2012. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton’s (CO-03) legislation to create rural jobs and affordable electricity by streamlining the regulatory process for the development of small hydropower projects will receive a hearing in the Senate Energy and Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power on Wednesday, September 19. Read more »